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Department of Psychology Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Psychology Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. B.A. in Psychology. 472 Majors Degrees Granted B.A.s Granted 2005-2006: 78 B.G.S.s Granted 2005-2006: 14 Psy Chi – An active undergraduate psychology honorary Credit Hours Produced Fall, 05: 5647.

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Department of Psychology Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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  1. Department of PsychologyFairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  2. B.A. in Psychology • 472 Majors • Degrees Granted • B.A.s Granted 2005-2006: 78 • B.G.S.s Granted 2005-2006: 14 • Psy Chi – An active undergraduate psychology honorary • Credit Hours Produced Fall, 05: 5647

  3. Ph.D. in Psychology • Applications for Fall, 2006 • USA 69 • International 7 • 14 admitted • 70 Doctoral Students • Clinical Psychology (APA Accredited): 21 Students • Community (accreditation NA): 22 Students • Human Factors (HFES accredited): 27 Students

  4. Diversity • African American Students: 11.4% (8) • Hispanic Students: 5.8% (4) • Asian Students: 7.1% (5) • Ph.D.s Granted SP 04 – SP 06: 30 • Clinical: 6 • Community: 10 • Human Factors: 14

  5. Faculty • Professors: 6 • Associate Professors: 4 • Assistant Professors: 6 • Instructors: 0 • Unclassified Professionals: 2 • Classified Personnel: 2

  6. Associated Centers and Other Units • Self Help Network: Center for Community Support and Research has participated in a variety of externally funded community research projects and initiatives for more than 20 years and is nationally considered an exemplar in meeting the research, education and service mission of an urban university like WSU. • Psychology Clinic: As well as providing outpatient mental health services for the community, our Psychology Clinic is the primary setting in which students in the our clinical psychology program at WSU attain early, supervised experience in psychological assessment and therapy. • Software Usability Research Laboratory: This lab evaluates the usability of software and websites for many “Fortune 500” companies. SURL has also been involved in the WSU Banner Project.

  7. Scholarly Activity • FY ’05 External Funding: $3,214,277 • Journal Articles: 23 • Paper Presentations: 53

  8. Mission Orientation • The urban mission of WSU has driven • the development of all of our doctoral programs • the selection of faculty • involvement of undergraduates in applied research • our research orientation • extensive collaboration with community agencies, industry, and business • the development of our undergraduate drug and alcohol counseling program

  9. HeadStart Comcare Lucent Technology Google K.U. Med School, Wichita Microsoft Prairieview Mental Health Center National Cash Register Sandia Labs Larksfield Place Catholic Care Center NTSB Parish Nursing Center Episcopal Social Services Three Trees NIH And over 50 other businesses and community agencies A Sample of Practicum/Internship Placements

  10. Ph.D. Program Evaluation • In addition to what is required, the department, in the Summer of 2005 conducted an assessment of our Ph.D. graduates. • We had 70 graduates in all. • We were able to contact 52 of them. • This project is ongoing.

  11. Some Highlights of the Survey • ALL of the 52 who filled out the survey are employed in Psychology-related jobs. • 50% of participants work in the State of Kansas • Modal Salary for Clinical Graduates: $40,000 to $60,000 • Modal Salary for Community Graduates: $60,000 to $80,000 • Modal Salary for Human Factors Graduates: $80,000 to $100,000

  12. Departmental Priorities • Successfully recruiting five replacement faculty members • Increasing our embarrassingly low GTA stipends • Remodeling our clinic which is currently a 1950’s design

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